November 14, 2017:
“Diabetes is a silent killer. One person is
being killed every 8 second and the killer is
diabetes. More than four percent of Assam’s
population is diabetic. This amounts to about 13
lakh population being diabetic in Assam”, said
Dr Rupam Choudhury, a diabetologist while
addressing a function on Tuesday on “Awareness
on Diabetes” organized by the Department of
Physiotherapy, University of Science and
Technology Meghalaya (USTM)here on the occasion
of World Diabetes Day.
Based on a Diabetic Prevalence Study done in
Assam in 2014, Dr Choudhury said that there is a
3.73 per cent increase of diabetic patients
every year and the rate is increasing
continuously. Making a presentation on
“Diabetes: The Silent Killer”, Dr Choudhury said
that 77 percent of the diabetic people are
living in low and middle income countries.
According to the study, one in every two persons
does not know that they have diabetes. Diabetes
is actually a disorder of insulin production and
its utilization, he added.
Earlier, welcoming the participants, Prof
Amarjyoti Choudhury, Vice Chancellor, USTM, said
that prevention is better than cure and the need
of the hour is that people have to be aware of
this killer disease which entirely rests on
one’s lifestyle. The function was also addressed
Prof RK Sharma, Pro VC, USTM apart from other
dignitaries. It was attended by more than a
hundred participants.